October 27, 2020

EXPRESS: Stroke in COVID-19: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Category: Article Summary

Topic: Clinical Characteristics and Health Care Setting

Keywords (Tags): clinical characteristics

A meta-analysis of 61 studies (108,571 patients) found a 1.4% prevalence of acute cerebrovascular disease (CVD) among patients with COVID-19. The most common manifestation was acute ischemic stroke (87.4%). Patients developing acute CVD were older and more likely to have pre-existing vascular risk factors such as hypertension, diabetes, and coronary artery disease.

Nannoni et al. (Oct 26, 2020). EXPRESS: Stroke in COVID-19: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. International Journal of Stroke. https://doi.org/10.1177/1747493020972922